Tuesday, June 16, 2009

I’m doubling who?



So you read the daily review at 6pm and you see that you are training an unusual double the following morning…what do you do?

Relax, follow the systems…easy, you prepare!

The first thing we would do is read over their current files making sure that one is up to speed on any injuries and aware of any possible issues that will come into play during that hour. Check their current skill level and be sure to plan to accommodate both customers during that hour.

Ask you teammates about them. Chances are, there is a vet coach who has trained one of them before and asking for help will surprise you because the team wants to help.

Break down what they want, need and can do. Maybe this double will need to be split up part way through the session. It’s important to find out what they can do together and what they may need to work on separately.

Also, look at their realities and figure out if it’s a money thing, friend thing, convenience thing…knowing what their reality will help in terms of knowing if they are looking for a lite up session or just looking to hang out. The urgency must still be there in any case, but lightning fast transitions may be able to be turned down a notch or two.

Don’t think about the session as a whole hour. Break it down into sections that you want to work on. Think of the hour in mini sections with mini focuses.

Eg.-warm up with education and front end the hour-cardio split-body weight pared, alternating and circuit set-cardio split-weighted functional strength set (systems)-core split-cardio split-weighted functional strength set (systems)-posture split-core split-fitness challenge and or weekly theme?-mat work and a stretch

It can be as easy as that. Knowing what each participant can do and systematically creating an hour that flows..

Just have fun with it!

Besides that, once you prepare like that, the next time (cause there will be a next time) will be super easy!

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